Sermons on Alter Call:

Called For A Change

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 17, 2018

God has chosen us in and by Jesus to become fully devoted followers of Jesus and to make fully devoted followers of Jesus. We are challenged within ourselves; by God; and from outside of ourselves to accomplish these two goals.

1. Good to be chosen – Sports/Jobs/Mates/Friends/Elected Politicians – “Chosen by People” 2. God has called us by the gospel (2 Thessalonians 2.14) 3. The gospel call challenges us to transformation in our lives – 1 Thessalonians 1.4-10 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Hard Calling

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 12, 2018

It is hard preaching to hard heads and hard hearts.

A HARD CALLING. Ezekiel 2:1-5. In times gone by, and in certain places and professions still, it was taken for granted that children would follow in the trade of their fathers. James and John, the sons of Zebedee, would have known from an early age that they were going to be fishermen. ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 2:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Call To Love

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jun 4, 2011

You may have heard folks saying the "the Bible" opposes anything but the "straight" narrow path.

Thank you for having me on the program today. I am Daniel Haas with Provo Community United Church of Christ. When you ask a German Evangelical minister like me to speak at a Pride Festival you are gonna get a biblical lecture. So here it goes - the Greek New Testament knows two kinds of love: agape ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:7

Denomination: Congregational

High Calling

Contributed by John Ong on Oct 10, 2017

Not all Christians recognize their high calling, and some think they had attained it just because they were privileged to see it.

Not all Christians recognize their high calling, and some think they had attained it just because they were privileged to see it. Others stumble because of the pride of presuming they had attained. People fall to those same delusions over many other truths too. However, if we handle the truth as we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calling You Series

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Oct 10, 2017

Jesus is calling you to his Kingdom. Are you hearing His calling?

We hear of many differing ideas of the concept of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit calling mankind from darkness or sin into the light or unto righteousness. Some people have a big disagreement to the idea of being called out and deny its existence. Others believe it is possible but differ in how it ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Called To Be Holy Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Oct 27, 2017

God calls us to many things, but it always include the call to be holy. God is holy and He calls us to be holy.

1 Peter 1:13–16 One man described his observations of the concept of holiness like this: There is a simple yet profound word which occurs nine hundred times in the Bible. You see it first in Genesis, as we are told how God created heaven and earth. You see it last in the closing chapter of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Freedom Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 7, 2017

We are called by god to be free from sin and the ways of the world, not to be caught up in legalism or keeping score of good deed. what Christ did for us was to free us up to do His will.

Galatians 5:1–6 (NKJV) We’re talking about freedom today. The freedom we have in Christ. But many misunderstand that freedom. Galatians 5:1 (NKJV) Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. When I study a Bible ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Called For A Purpose Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 13, 2017

Why has God called called us? What is His purpose for us?

2 Timothy 1:8–12 (NKJV) According to Julie Iovine in the New York Times, in the 1990s many owners of small farms in America began to reduce their wholesale farming to a mere sideline and instead started using their property for another purpose: entertainment farming. Other terms for this new ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Bless.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 11, 2024

"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."

CALLED TO BLESS. 1 Peter 3:8-15a. Peter names five virtues whereby we might be a blessing to one another (1 PETER 3:8). (i). Like-mindedness; i.e. living in harmony with one another. Being willing to submit ourselves to one another in godly love (cf. Ephesians 5:21). (ii). Compassion; i.e. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Call Of A Father Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 19, 2020

In God’s Call of the Father for disciple and instruction, He presents it through 1) The Negative Command (Ephesians 6:4a) 2) The Positive Command (Ephesians 6:4b).

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (ESV). One surprising factor to some that has been reported during this quarantine is an increased involvement in family elements from men in general and fathers in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Other

Called . . . Go!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 26, 2020

Seizing our divine moments from God

Called to . . . June 28, 2020 Have you ever felt you were supposed to do something? Sometimes it’s as simple as feeling like you need to call someone or pray for that person. Maybe you were certain you were called to a specific profession. Maybe you knew without a doubt the person you were ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8-9, Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Hear The Call Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 31, 2020

If Jesus is calling you today, will you answer? One of the ways we all initially follow Jesus is to hear his call - to become aware that Jesus desires for us to be in his family, to serve as He did, and to live forever with him.

Following Jesus: The Call Luke 5:1-11 Introduction If Jesus is calling you today, will you answer? One of the ways we all initially follow Jesus is to hear his call - to become aware that Jesus desires for us to be in his family, to serve as He did, and to live forever with him. 2 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Called By God

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 8, 2020

God has called us, but who are we called to be? We look at that question this week.

Called by God Ephesians 4:1 August 9, 2020 For the past weeks I’ve been talking about the fact that you have been called by God. I think we would all agree with that. I think I’m on pretty solid ground when I say most of us believe we were created by God to do something significant, something ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1, Galatians 5:22-23, Mark 10:43-45

Denomination: Baptist

A Call For Preachers

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Feb 16, 2020

We live in a time were churches are having trouble finding preachers and the call to preach does not have the high position it once had. The tells us the heart attitude we should have as the church petitions the Lord for preachers.

A Call for Proclaimers Asking God for Biblical Preachers Years back, it was not uncommon for churches to have more than one person who could be called upon to fill the pulpit in most churches in America. There were churches which had people, who were Biblically approved of God (2 Timothy 2:15) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Are Called!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 11, 2019

A beginning of the year series about being called to serve.

We Are Called for Mission Matthew 9:9-14 January 13, 2019 Not in his worst nightmares could he have ever envisioned that he would end up here. If you could go back in time and make different decisions he would do it in a second. His parents had turned their back on him. His friends were no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13, Galatians 1:10, 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Baptist